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Delrina WinComm PRO 1.1       README Notes      September 24, 1994
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The following information reflects changes made since the Delrina
Communications Suite Setup Guide, the Delrina WinComm PRO User's
Guide and the Delrina WinComm PRO Internet Messenger User's Guide
went to press. You should review these notes prior to running 
WinComm. 

Where applicable, these notes refer to specific sections in the 
appropriate manual.

Installing WinComm
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Hard Disk Space Requirements 
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(Communications Suite Setup Guide, page 2-3)

Delrina WinComm PRO requires the following amounts of hard disk
space.

- 4 MB minimum for the laptop installation (WinComm program
  only)
- 4 MB minimum for Internet Messenger files only
- 8.5 MB minimum for the full installation (WinComm program and
  all options)

Using WinComm with Windows for Workgroups 3.11
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If you are using WinComm with Windows for Workgroups, add the 
following lines to the [386ENh] section of your SYSTEM.INI:

     Comboostime = 30
     ComxBuffer = 8192
     Comxprotocol = Xoff
     ComxFIFO = 2
     ComxTXFIFO = 1
     ComxRXTrigger = 8

where x is the COM port that you are using.

Note: If your comm.drv = wfxcomm.drv, change this to 
comm.drv = comm.drv. 

Scrollbars
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(WinComm PRO User's Guide, page 5-23)

You cannot hide your session scrollbars.

Backscroll Buffer
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(WinComm PRO User's Guide, page 5-5)

The default backscroll buffer size is 500 lines.






Using WinComm 
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User Interface Enhancements
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(WinComm PRO User's Guide, page 7-26)

If you are upgrading from a previous version, you will notice an 
improved, easy to use interface. If you have written scripts that
use menu options, you will have to either modify these scripts
with the new names or assign menu options through the Modify
Program dialog. In this dialog, you can assign any menu option to 
a key or key combination, to an icon, or to both. Refer to your 
User's Guide for complete details.

If you have created your own C scripts, you may have to change the 
string mentioned. You can refer to your menus for the new command
names, or you can refer to the DCAPI write document or online help.

GIF Viewer Enhancements
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The Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) Viewer now has an Edit menu. 
This menu contains a COPY command that copies the selected or 
downloaded image to the Clipboard so you can use the image with 
other programs.

GIF Viewer and 8514 Drivers
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If you are using an 8514 driver, you may not be able to successfully 
download GIF images. Change to another driver to avoid problems.

Internet Scripts Phonebook Entry
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Note that this entry, which you can use to automatically download 
updated scripts from the Delrina BBS, will dial long distance to 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (area code 416).

If your service provider is not on our list and you want to add 
them, send the information to Delrina at IM-SCRIPTS@DELRINA.COM or
call your service provider and ask the system administrator to 
contact Delrina. This e-mail address should be used to send script
information only, and should not be used for technical support or
customer service.

Using the CLEAR Button in the File Usage Dialog
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(WinComm PRO User's Guide, page 5-9)

The CLEAR button in the File Usage dialog (opened from the Setup
menu) applies to the External Files section of this dialog only.
If this section is empty or if the cursor is not in one of the 
fields in this section, the CLEAR button is grayed out.

If you are using the File Usage dialog from an open or connected
session:

- You cannot clear the session capture file while it is open
  (the CLEAR button is grayed out).

- Clearing the session backscroll file may not have any effect
  because the backscroll file information remains in the system's
  memory.


Updating Your Phonebook List
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When you import phonebook entries from other programs into 
WinComm, your phonebook is not automatically updated. From the 
phonebook Setup menu, choose Phonebook Directories. Click OK in 
this dialog to have your changes take effect.

Internet Messenger Command
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If you select the Internet Messenger command from the session 
On-Line menu, WinComm will ask you if you want to disconnect 
before opening Internet Messenger. Click Yes if you want to 
perform online activities in Internet Messenger. Click No if 
you want to perform basic activities such as changing setup.

Using Internet Messenger
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Adding Attachments 
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(Internet Messenger User's Guide, page 3-15)

There are several different methods of sending attachments with 
notes. If you know that the mail software used by the note 
recipient does not support attachments, the text or binary file 
must be inserted into the note, rather than added as an 
attachment. When you insert a binary file, the file is 
UUEncoded-or converted to simple ASCII text for transmission. 
When the file is received, it is UUDecoded, or converted back to 
a binary format. To use attachments rather than inserting files 
into the note, the mail software used by the note recipient must 
support the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) mail 
protocol. MIME allows you to e-mail non-ASCII documents using a 
proprietary encoding scheme.

To add an attachment to a note: 

1.  Click Attach in the compose or edit window. The Attachment 
    dialog appears.

2.  Complete the dialog as follows.
    
    Filename - Type the path and file name or click Browse to use 
    the file selector dialog.

    Description - Type a description of the file being attached.

    MIME Type - Select Binary or Text to indicate the type of file 
    being attached. Both types of files will be automatically 
    MIME-encoded.

3.  Click OK. An icon with a file name appears below the note body 
    to indicate that a file is attached to the note. The appearance 
    of the icon depends on the type of file.

Note: If you are attaching binary files to be sent to recipients 
who do not have MIME-compatible remote mailers, you must use the 
Insert Binary File (UUEncode) command to UUEncode the message.

Viewing Attachments
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To view attachments, Internet Messenger must determine which viewer 
is appropriate for the given MIME attachment. If the attachment has 
a name, the extension of the name is used to search for a Windows 
file association. If the file has no name, Internet Messenger 
consults the "Viewers" section in the IM.INI file. Each MIME type 
can have an entry in this section with the appropriate viewer. For 
example, to view Postscript attachments with the viewer PSVIEW.EXE, 
you would add the following.

     application/postscript=PSVIEW.EXE

You may add additional MIME types if required.

Synchronizing Folders With the Host
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(Internet Messenger User's Guide, page 5-15)

When you are retrieving mail and synchronizing your folders with 
the host, you can only have five folders open at any time. If you 
already have five folders open and Internet Messenger needs to 
open another one to update your mail, you must close one of your 
other folders. If you do not close one or more folders, all 
remaining mail will be placed in a temporary folder and you will 
have to manually update it.

Terminating Scripts
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Follow this procedure to terminate scripts.

1.  From the File menu, select Terminate Script.

2.  From the On-Line menu, select HangUp.

Make sure you terminate one script before running another one.

WinComm Command
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If you select the WinComm command from the session On-Line menu, 
Internet Messenger will ask you if you want to disconnect 
before opening WinComm. Click Yes if want to perform online
activites in WinComm. Click No if you want to perform basic 
activities such as changing setup.

Closing the Terminal Screen
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When you are in the terminal screen and try to close using the 
control menu box in the top left hand corner, Internet Messenger
will ask you if you want to disconnect. If you select No, the
terminal screen will close but you WILL remain online.

Composing Notes
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When you create an alias in your address book, it is case 
sensitive. This means that when you compose a note and type
an alias in the TO: field, you must type it exactly as you 
defined it in your address book. If you type the alias 
incorrectly, your note will be sent back to you because the 
recipient could not be located.

Problems Uploading/Downloading Mail
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If you experience problems uploading or downloading large notes or notes 
with large attachments, there are several possible causes:

- your modem may not be properly configured
- your service provider (host) may be extremely busy or lacking in disk
  space and therefore unable to handle your update.

Follow these steps to try and resolve the problem. 
1.  If you are using a high-speed modem, ensure that your PC contains a 
    16550 UART chip.

2.  Check the settings in the Internet Messenger Modem Settings dialog. 
    Select Modem Settings from the Setup menu. 
     - ensure that the hardware flow control checkbox in enabled.
     - ensure that that your modem initialization string turns on hardware
       flow control.
     - your modem initialization string should also turn on modem error
       correction such V42bis or MNP.

Note:  check your modem documentation for information on the required
       initialization string commands or contact your modem manufacturer or 
       hardware supplier.

3.  Select Update Mail from host and try updating your notes again. If the 
    problem continues, go to step #4.

4.  Select Modem Settings from the Setup menu.  Change the baud rate to a 
    lower	speed. Try updating your notes again. Continue lowering your baud 
    rate and retry the update after each change.

5.  If the problem continues, contact Delrina technical support and your
    service provider.
